The Water Diviner

On Tuesday, April 28, 2015, I went to see the movie The Water Diviner.

This movie is Russell Crowe's directorial debut, but he also plays Connor.  Connor is the father of three sons in Australia.  However, they went off to war.  During the Battle of Gallipoli, he loses contact with them all.  Thus, he goes to Turkey in attempts to find his sons.

Once he gets to Istanbul, Turkey, he is thrown into roadblocks of all sorts...  Bureaucratic roadblocks, military roadblocks, language roadblocks...  But despite all that, his drive is still there and he wants to find his sons...  Especially since he promised that to his wife.

He gets help in some unlikely places, of course.  What happens?  You'll have to watch the movie to find out.

This was an extremely well done piece of work.  I am very amazed with Russell Crowe's directorial debut.  It was nicely done and not pretentious at all.  (Unlike Xavier Dolan - vomit)

Boychoir

On Tuesday, April 21, 2015, I went to watch the movie Boychoir featuring Dustin Hoffman, Kevin McHale, Josh Lucas, Kathy Bates, Eddie Izzard and Garett Wareing.

This movie is about Stet, a troubled young one who lives with an alcoholic single mother.  He is gifted musically, but does not realize his potential.  It was the principal who worked really hard to try and set him up with an opportunity to audition for the Boychoir.

His mother dies in a car accident so we find out that he has a biological father who Has another family and cannot care for him.  He "pushes" for Stet to go into the school.  The school reluctantly accepts, but Stet has a hard time fitting in.

What happens?  You will have to watch the movie to find out!

The Kingsmen

On Tuesday, April 14, 2015, I went to see the movie The Kingsmen featuring Colin Firth, Michael Caine, Mark Strong and Samuel L. Jackson.

The movie is about the Kingsmen, a secret league of undercover agents who save the world, but never take credit for it.  In this adventure, Samuel L. Jackson's character, Valentine, tries to take over the world using his technology.  What happens?  You will have to watch the movie to find out,

A highly entertaining and fun movie to watch.  Lots of explosions too!

Woman in Gold

On Tuesday, April 7, 2015, I went to see the movie Woman in Gold, featuring Ryan Reynolds and Helen Mirren.

The movie is based upon the story of Maria Altmann, who fled her homeland of Austria during the Nazi uprising.  A famous piece of art, Woman in Gold, was taken from her family by the Nazis and she believes that she is to be reunited with it.  However, the Austrian government dragged their heels in the matter.  She hires a young lawyer by the name of Randol Schoenberg, who is the grandson of the great composer...

What happens in the end?  You'll have to watch the movie to find out.